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7-22-57 COLONIAL In regard to Colonial Acres Section 2, Mr. Stevens ACRES reported that he had obtained the necessary grants of , SEC. 2 easements within said subdivision and had prepared for the Board's signature a certificate of perform- ance dated July 22, 1957. Evidence of satisfactory performance of the required work to be done in said subdivision having been submitted by the Town Engi- neer and all other matters appearing to be in order, it was moved by Mr. Jaquith, seconded by Mr. Soule and unanimously VOTED: that the Board sign a certificate of per- formance for all required work referred to in the conditional approval contract exe- cuted by the Colonial Development Corp. dated Oct. ll, 1954 and release all lots shown on the subdivision plan entitled "Colonial Acres Lexington, Mass." dated Feb. 25, 1954.from the restrictions as to sale and building specified in said condi- tional approval contract. Mr. Stevens was given the endorsed certificate of performance to record in the Registry of Deeds together with instruments granting easements mentioned above. DOW CHEMICAL . Mr Stevens left the meeting at 8:55 p.m. at. ' CO. which time Mr. Gri ndle returned. He reported that Dr. McLafferty of the Dow Chemical Company had in- formed the Selectmen that the Company he repre- sented wished to locate a small research laboratory in this area, preferably not.on flouts 128 or negr a large industrial plant. The Company had in mind acquiring a 20-30 acre tract of land which could be developed later if it was found feasible to do so. Dow wished to erect a superior type of plant for long-range chemical research involving no manufac- ture, to cost between one-half to three-quarters of a million dollars, and employing selective personnel. Mr. Grindle stated that he had introduced Mr. Mc - Lafferty to Mr. Snow who would confer with representa- tives of the company in regard to possible sites for a laboratory. FILENE'S REGIONAL At 9:05 p.m. Mr. Gummere came to the meeting SHOPPING to discuss further with the Board Filene's proposal CENTER for a regional shopping center to be located in Lex - PROPOSAL ington. He stated that many months ago he had be - gun to discuss the proposal with various town repre- sentatives, that nothing would have become of said proposal in Lexingtin if he had not believed the town ' officials thought well of the project, and that those he represented had been hopeful that there would be more tangible evidence of approval than there had been indicated to date. He said, however, that they 1